The Czech Republic has been an extraordinary partner and ally of the United States, from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to the promotion of democracy worldwide.

our relationship with Israel is truly a bipartisan affair and has been for some time.

For more than 2 years before Ambassador Eisen arrived in Prague, the United States had no Ambassador in the Czech Republic, which spurred doubts and fears among our Czech allies--and as you said, they have really been great allies--about…

Now, more than ever, I think it's important for us to follow through on our commitment in Afghanistan, to make sure that Afghanistan does not become a haven for terrorists again.

we're on a path now to transition control of security to the ANSF by the end of 2014.

You can't make decisions about war and peace based on public opinion.

I hope in time that we will gather the support of Members on both sides of the political aisle and that we will make a statement, an urgent statement, that the Members of the U.S. Senate are ready, across party lines, to take a stand…

I just want to conclude by saying this: In our history in this country we have, again, been quite fortunate, and it may be that--as a friend of mine said to me, it is hard for people to imagine themselves in a position where they would…

I want to take a minute to say what came to my mind over the weekend about Japan. Prime Minister Kan of Japan described this earthquake and tsunami as the worst thing to happen to Japan since World War II. I suppose what struck me and…

I fear that is exactly the message we would be sending if the United States and our allies stand back and let Qadhafi, through the force of his arms, suppress political dissent from his own people. One of the inspiring qualities to the…

We are succeeding in Afghanistan today.

I just think the country owes you a tremendous expression of gratitude.

I want to commend you, General Petraeus, as well as Secretary Flournoy, for the efforts that are being undertaken right now to make sure that U.S. dollars are not getting in the hands of the wrong people.

we will only stay in Afghanistan after 2014 to the extent we're invited to do so by the Afghan Government

I rise to speak in support of a bipartisan resolution that has been submitted by our colleague, Senator Durbin, and of which I am proud to be a cosponsor, which concerns the situation in the country of Belarus. As the winds of democratic…

Today Senators Collins, Carper, Brown, and I are pleased to introduce the Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2011 to ensure that firefighters and emergency medical service personnel serving communities across the nation are repaid for the…

I think there's a different context here, and I present that in the sense of a kind of second chance.

We must craft security solutions for the 21st Century and beyond.

if this becomes a stalemate or breaks into a division of Libya, that it could become fertile ground for al Qaeda.

Our mourning over their deaths has always been compounded by the knowledge that those attacks might have been prevented.

Longer lasting damage could occur if we allow a culture to re-emerge in which each intelligence entity views itself as a separate enterprise.

We must not let the astonishing lack of management and technical controls...send us back to the days before September 11, 2001.

We introduced a bill this Congress that would expand this protection beyond the transportation sector.

I emerge encouraged that you are certainly dealing with the specific series of vulnerabilities that the WikiLeaks/Manning case revealed.

I appreciate that President Sarkozy yesterday recognized--or maybe earlier today--the opposition government of Benghazi.